Delivered by: Muhammad Shamsi Ali, Spiritual Leader of Jamaica Muslim Center, 84-42 Chapin Parkway, Jamaica, N.Y. 11432.
Motion to spread the invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Miller.

The bill would require that anyone selling tickets for any place of entertainment, mode of transportation, or sight-seeing tour in a public space have a ticket seller license issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs.

The bill would extend the effective date of Local Law 63, which imposes impose a minimum fee of five cents for plastic or paper bags at retail, convenience, and grocery stores, with limited exceptions.

Curtailing harassment of small businesses and other non-residential tenants.

Introduction

This bill would create a cause of action for harassment of small businesses and other non-residential tenants by landlords. The bill would specify acts and omissions that constitute non-residential tenant harassment when committed with intent to cause the tenant to vacate the leased property or to surrender a right held under the lease agreement. The bill would also specify remedies available to a small business or other tenant that has been the victim of non-residential tenant harassment.

This bill would require the Department of Correction to provide all female inmates with feminine hygiene products as soon as practicable upon request. The bill would also require the Department of Correction to provide individuals arrested and detained in the custody of the Department for at least 48 hours with feminine hygiene products as soon as practicable upon request.

This bill would require that the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) provide a supply of feminine hygiene products to agencies operating or having oversight of providers operating temporary shelters sufficient to meet the needs of its residents. Temporary shelters means Department of Homeless Services family shelters and single adult women shelters, Department of Youth and Community Development shelters, and Human Resources Administration domestic violence shelters. The bill would also require DCAS to make available a supply of feminine hygiene products sufficient to meet the needs of youth in secure detention facilities operated by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), as well as youth in congregate care facilities operated by ACS who are awaiting placement with a licensed foster care agency.

This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to make feminine hygiene products available at no cost to students in the bathrooms of school buildings located in facilities that are leased by the DOE or over which DOE has care, custody, and control, serving female students in grades six through twelve.

The bill would require that anyone selling tickets for any place of entertainment, mode of transportation, or sight-seeing tour in a public space have a ticket seller license issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs.

The bill would extend the effective date of Local Law 63, which imposes impose a minimum fee of five cents for plastic or paper bags at retail, convenience, and grocery stores, with limited exceptions.

Curtailing harassment of small businesses and other non-residential tenants.

Introduction

This bill would create a cause of action for harassment of small businesses and other non-residential tenants by landlords. The bill would specify acts and omissions that constitute non-residential tenant harassment when committed with intent to cause the tenant to vacate the leased property or to surrender a right held under the lease agreement. The bill would also specify remedies available to a small business or other tenant that has been the victim of non-residential tenant harassment.

This bill would require the Department of Correction to provide all female inmates with feminine hygiene products as soon as practicable upon request. The bill would also require the Department of Correction to provide individuals arrested and detained in the custody of the Department for at least 48 hours with feminine hygiene products as soon as practicable upon request.

This bill would require that the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) provide a supply of feminine hygiene products to agencies operating or having oversight of providers operating temporary shelters sufficient to meet the needs of its residents. Temporary shelters means Department of Homeless Services family shelters and single adult women shelters, Department of Youth and Community Development shelters, and Human Resources Administration domestic violence shelters. The bill would also require DCAS to make available a supply of feminine hygiene products sufficient to meet the needs of youth in secure detention facilities operated by the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), as well as youth in congregate care facilities operated by ACS who are awaiting placement with a licensed foster care agency.

This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to make feminine hygiene products available at no cost to students in the bathrooms of school buildings located in facilities that are leased by the DOE or over which DOE has care, custody, and control, serving female students in grades six through twelve.

This bill would increase the penalties for illegally converting residential space so that it contains three or more dwelling units above the amount legally allowed. The bill contains a one-time exception for owners that reasonably did not know of such conversion and who promptly took steps to correct the condition. The bill would also require that the Department of Buildings (DOB) seek to obtain an access warrant where it is unable to obtain access to a building where it suspects an illegal conversion has occurred.

Reporting and publication of information about privately owned public spaces.

Introduction

This bill would create a definition of privately owned public spaces (POPS) that includes POPS established pursuant to the Zoning Resolution in exchange for floor area bonuses in private developments, POPS listed in the POPS data set available through the City’s open data portal, and POPS established pursuant to discretionary actions and approvals (such as special permits, variances, and certifications) rendered on or after January 1, 2001.
The bill would require the Department of City Planning to report to the Council and make available on a publicly available website information about POPS, including their locations, the required amenities, and operating requirements. It would require an agency designated by the Mayor to inspect POPS on a regular basis, and to report annually on enforcement actions taken against non-compliant building owners. The bill would also require all covered POPS to display signage including hours of operation and required amenities.

This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DOITT) to require City websites to use web analytics to help optimize their websites. Web analytics are tools used to measure a website’s use, traffic, traffic sources and analyze other web data for the purposes of improving the effectiveness of a website.

Required notice of the rights of people with disabilities to use service animals in public accommodations.

Introduction

This bill would require public accommodations to post notices visible to employees and customers that people with disabilities may be accompanied by service animals in accordance with federal and state laws. A violation of this requirement would carry a civil penalty of fifty dollars for every employee not provided such notice.

The bill would extend the effective date of Local Law 63, which imposes impose a minimum fee of five cents for plastic or paper bags at retail, convenience, and grocery stores, with limited exceptions.

Increasing the contract award threshold requiring a vendor doing business with the city to complete a VENDEX questionnaire.

Introduction

This bill would increase the threshold requiring a vendor doing business with the city to complete a Vendor Information Exchange System (VENDEX) questionnaire from $100,000 to $250,000 in aggregate contracts or subcontracts over the preceding 12 month period.

Requiring the dept of health and mental hygiene to submit a plan for serving the behavioral health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons.

Introduction

Proposed Int. No. 1225-A would mandate that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the office of the mayor and other agencies, create and submit to the Mayor and City Council a plan to serve the behavioral health needs of LGBTQ persons, including young people under 24 and elders over 65. Such plan would be due on June 1, 2018.

311 transmitting image and video data for housing service requests or complaints.

Introduction

This bill would require 311 to accept image and video data during the intake of certain service requests or complaints, and then to supply that data to the relevant agencies for use by their inspectors.